Republican Former National Security Leaders Statement of Support for Vice

President Harris

We are former national security and foreign policy officials who served in the
administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush,
and/or Donald Trump, or as Republican Members of Congress. We have served in the
White House, the Departments of Defense, Treasury, State, Justice, Homeland Security,
Commerce, and other agencies and in Congress.

Webelieve that the President of the United States must be a principled, serious, and
steady leader who can advance and defend American security and values, strengthen
our alliances, and protect our democracy. We expect to disagree with Kamala Harris on
many domestic and foreign policy issues, but we believe that she possesses the
essential qualities to serve as President and Donald Trump does not. We therefore
support her election to be President.

We firmly oppose the election of Donald Trump. As President, he promoted daily chaos
in government, praised our enemies and undermined our allies, politicized the military
and disparaged our veterans, prioritized his personal interest above American interests,
and betrayed our values, democracy, and this country's founding documents. In our
view, by inciting the violent attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and defending
those who committed it, he has violated his oath of office and brought danger to our
country. As former Vice President Pence has said "anyone who puts himselfover the
Constitution should never be President of the United States. "

Donald Trump's susceptibility to flattery and manipulation by Vladimir Putin and Xi

Jinping, unusual affinity for other authoritarian leaders, contempt for the norms of
decent, ethical and lawful behavior, and chaotic national security decision-making are
dangerous qualities – as many honorable Republican colleagues and military officers
who served in senior national security positions in his administration have frequently
testified. He is unfit to serve again as President, or indeed in any office ofpublic trust.

Vice President Harris has demonstrated a commitment to upholding the ideals that
define our nation -
freedom, democracy, and rule of law. Her experience as Attorney
General of California and her leadership on the Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence and as Vice President have helped prepare her to be President.

We are prepared to support her as President because she has:

 Consistently championed the rule of law, democracy, and our constitutional
principles;
• Pledged to “ensure America always has the strongest, most lethal fighting force
in the world"and to honor and respect those who wear the uniform;
Committed to sign the bipartisan Border Security package, drafted under the
leadership of Republican Senator James Lankford and other Republicans, which
would hire 1,500 new Customs and Border Protection personnel and provide
more resources for law enforcement but was opposed by Donald Trump to avoid
giving President Biden any political advantage;
• Supported a strong NATO to stand up to Russia and protect European and
American security and been firm in her support ofUkraine;
Declared her intention to ensure that the United States will meet the economic
and military competition with China;
? Declared her intention to "always stand up for Israel's right to defend itself" and
"to take whatever action is necessary to defend our forces and our interests
against Iran and Iran-backed terrorists”;
Demonstrated that she can engage in orderly national security decision-making,
without the constant drama and Cabinet turnover ofthe Trump Administration;
and
Committed to appoint a Republican to her Cabinet in order to encourage a
diversity of views and restore a measure of bipartisanship and comityto our
domestic politics.

Weappreciate that many Republicans prefer Donald Trump to Kamala Harris, for a
variety ofreasons. We recognize and do not disparage their potential concerns,
including about some ofthe positions advocated by the left wing ofthe Democratic
party. But any potential concerns pale in comparison to Donald Trump's demonstrated
chaotic and unethical behavior and disregard for our Republic's time-tested principles of
constitutional governance. His unpredictable nature is not the negotiating virtue he
extols. To the contrary, in matters of national security, his demeanor invites equally
erratic behavior from our adversaries, which irresponsibly threatens reckless and
dangerous global consequences.

In short, Donald Trump cannot be trusted “to support and defend the Constitution ofthe
United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic . . . and bear true faith and
allegiance to the same."We believe that Kamala Harris can, and we urge other
Americans to join us in supporting her.

Admiral Steve Abbot

USN (Ret.), Former Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, George W. Bush Administration
Kenneth Adelman
Former Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Reagan Administration

Dr. Carol C. Adelman

Former Assistant Administrator, United States Agency for International Development,

Reagan Administration

Major General John Barry

USAF (Ret.), Former Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense

Richard C. Barth

Former Assistant Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, George W. Bush

Administration

Christopher Barton
Former Director, National Security Council Staff

John Bellinger
Former Legal Adviser, National Security Council , George W. Bush Administration

Admiral Kenneth Bernard

Former Special Assistant to the President, George W. Bush Administration

Mark E. Bitterman
Former Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, George H.W. Bush
Administration

Robert D. Blackwill
Former Deputy National Security Advisor and Ambassador to India, George W. Bush
Administration

William Bodie
Former Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, George W. Bush Administration

Christian M.L. Bonat

Former Deputy General Counsel, Dept. of Defense, George W. Bush Administration and
Obama Administration

Richard Boucher
Former Assistant Secretary of State, George W. Bush Administration

Charles W. Boustany, Jr.

Former Member of Congress, Louisiana

Charles R. Bowers

Former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia, George H.W. Bush Administration

Greg Brower
Former Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Obama and Trump
Administrations

Christopher Buckley
Former Chief Speechwriter, Office ofVice President George H.W. Bush

James R. Bullington
Former U.S. Ambassador to Burundi, Reagan Administration

Richard Burt
Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Reagan Administration

Gahl Hodges Burt

Former Assistant to the Secretary of State, Reagan Administration

Rear Admiral Fred Byus

U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Jack C. Chow
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, George W. Bush Administration

James W. Cicconi
Former Assistant to the President & Deputy to the Chief of Staff, The White House,
George H. W. Bush Administration

Peggy Cifrino
Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, George W. Bush
Administration

Eliot A. Cohen
Former Counselor of the Dept. of State, George W. Bush Administration
Benedict S. Cohen
Former General Counsel, Dept. of the Army, George W. Bush Administration

William Cohen
Former Secretary of Defense, Clinton Administration, and U.S. Senator, Maine

Joseph J. Collins
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, George W. Bush Administration

Barbara Comstock
Former Member of Congress , Virginia

Cindy Courville
Former Ambassador to the African Union and Special Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs for Africa, W. Bush Administration

Chester A. Crocker
Former Assistant Secretary of State, Reagan Administration

Patrick M. Cronin

Former Assistant Administrator, United States Agency for International Development,

George W. Bush Administration

Stephen W. DeVine
Former Deputy Legal Advisor, National Security Council, George W. Bush
Administration

Charles Djou
Former Member of Congress , Hawaii

Michael Donley
Former Secretary of the Air Force, George W. Bush Administration and Obama
Administration

Raymond F. DuBois
Former Acting Under Secretary of the Army, George W. Bush Administration

Martha E. Duncan
Former Senior Executive Service, Dept. of Defense, George W. Bush Administration
and Obama Administration

Lewis A. Dunn
Former Assistant Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Reagan
Administration

Eric S. Edelman
Former Under Secretary of Defense, George W. Bush Administration

Mickey Edwards
Former Member of Congress, Oklahoma

Richard A. Falkenrath
Former Deputy Assistant to the President, George W. Bush Administration

Jendayi E. Frazer
Former Ambassador to South Africa and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs,
George W. Bush Administration

Aaron L. Friedberg
Former Deputy Assistant to the Vice President, George W. Bush Administration

William Gaches
Former Director of Counterterrorism, National Security Agency, George W. Bush
Administration

Janice Gardner
Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, George W. Bush Administration

Stuart M. Gerson
Former Acting Attorney General of the United States, George W. Bush Administration

James K. Glassman
Former Under Secretary of State, George W. Bush Administration

Jon D. Glassman
Former Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President and Ambassador to
Paraguay, George H.W. Bush Administration
David Gordon
Former Director, State Dept, Policy Planning, George W. Bush Administration

Sen. Chuck Hagel

Former Secretary of Defense, Obama Administration , and former U.S. Senator,
Nebraska

Christopher Hankin
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State; Reagan, George H.W. Bush , and Clinton
Administrations

Mark Harvey
Former Special Assistant to the President, Trump Administration

General Michael V. Hayden

Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency,
George W. Bush Administration and Obama Administrations

Carla Hills
Former U.S. Trade Representative, George H.W Bush Administration

Seth Hurwitz
Former Counsel, President's Intelligence Oversight Board , George H.W. Bush
Administration

Peter Keisler
Former Acting Attorney General of the United States, George W. Bush Administration

James A. Kelly
Former Assistant Secretary of State, George W. Bush Administration

Adam Kinzinger
Former Member of Congress, Illinois

Sofia Kinzinger
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Dept. of Homeland Security, Trump Administration

Kenneth J. Krieg
Former Under Secretary of Defense, George W. Bush Administration
James R. Kunder
Former Deputy Administrator, United States Agency for International Development,
George W. Bush Administration

Brigadier General George Landis, USA, Ret.

Former commander, United States Personnel Information Systems Command

Frank Lavin
Former Ambassador to Singapore and Former Under Secretary of Commerce, George
W. Bush Administration

Peter Lichtenbaum
Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce, George W. Bush Administration

Rear Admiral David M. Lichtman, MD, USN (Ret.)

Former Commander, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, George H.W. Bush and
Clinton Administrations

Winston Lord
Former U.S. Ambassador to China, Reagan and George H.W. Bush Administration

Steven R. Mann
Former Ambassador to Turkmenistan and Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
in the State Dept. , Clinton and George W. Bush Administrations

Colonel John W. McDonald

Former Deputy Under Secretary of the Army

P. Michael McKinley
Former Ambassador to Peru and Acting Ambassador to the European Union and
Mozambique, George W. Bush Administration; Former Ambassador to Peru, Colombia,
Afghanistan, and Brazil, Obama Administration

Dan Miller
Former Member of Congress, Florida

John M. Mitnick
Former General Counsel, Dept. of Homeland Security, Trump Administration

Allen Moore
Former Under Secretary of Commerce, Reagan Administration

Alberto Mora
Former General Counsel , U.S. Information Agency, George H.W. Bush Administration;
Former General Counsel, Dept. of the Navy, George W. Bush Administration

Kenneth Mortensen
Former Associate Deputy Attorney General, George W. Bush Administration

Vice Admiral Charles L. Munns

U.S. Navy (Ret.), George W. Bush Administration

John D. Negroponte
Former Director of National Intelligence and Former Deputy Secretary of State, George
W. Bush Administration

Elizabeth Neumann
Former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, Trump Administration

Sean O'Keefe
Former Secretary of the Navy, George H.W. Bush Administration; Former NASA
Administrator, George W. Bush Administration

Bill Paxon
Former Member of Congress , New York

William R Piekney
Former CIA Chief of Station , Reagan Administration

Daniel M. Price
Former Deputy National Security Advisor, George W. Bush Administration

Alan Charles Raul

Former Vice Chairman, White House Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board ,
George W. Bush Administration

Victor Reis
Former Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, George H.W. Bush
Administration
Robert Annan Riley
Former Ambassador to Micronesia, Trump Administration

Paul Rosenzweig
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, George W. Bush
Administration

Charles O. Rossotti
Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense; Former Commissioner ofthe
Internal Revenue Service, Clinton and George W. Bush Administrations

Nicholas Rostow
Former National Security Council Legal Adviser, Reagan and George H.W. Bush
Administrations

Kori Schake
Former Deputy Director of Policy Planning, State Dept., George W. Bush Administration

Dr. Wayne A. Schroeder

Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, George W. Bush Administration

Gregory L. Schulte
Former Senior Director, National Security Council Staff and Ambassador to the
International Atomic Energy Agency, George W. Bush Administration

Robert Shanks
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Reagan Administration

Rep. Christopher Shays

Former Member of Congress , Connecticut

John Simon
Former Senior Director, National Security Council Staff and Ambassador to the African
Union, George W. Bush Administration

Stephen Slick
Former Senior Director, National Security Council Staff, George W. Bush Administration

Mark C. Storella
Former U.S. Ambassador to Zambia, Obama Administration
William H. Taft IV
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense and Ambassador to NATO, George W. Bush
Administration

Miles Taylor
Former Chief of Staff, Dept. of Homeland Security, Trump Administration

Larry D. Thompson
Former Deputy Attorney General, George W. Bush Administration

Jack Thomas Tomarchio

Former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Homeland Security, George W. Bush
Administration

Olivia Troye
Former Special Advisor to the Vice President, Trump Administration

Robert Tuttle
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom , George W. Bush Administration

John K. Veroneau
Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and Former Assistant Secretary of Defense,
George W. Bush and Clinton Administrations

Colonel Terry Virts, USAF (Ret.)

Former NASA Astronaut, Former Commander of the International Space Station

Dr. Thomas G. Ward, Jr.

Former Director of Threats, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, Reagan and Clinton
Administrations

Matthew C. Waxman
Former Principal Deputy Director, State Dept Policy Planning, George W. Bush
Administration

William H. Webster
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of
Investigations, Reagan and George H.W. Bush Administrations
William F. Weld

Former Assistant Attorney General , Criminal Division, Reagan Administration

J. Robinson West
Former Assistant Secretary of Interior, Reagan Administration

Wendell L. Willkie II
Former General Counsel, Dept. of Commerce, George H.W. Bush Administration

Philip Zelikow
Former Counselor of the Dept. of State, George W. Bush Administration

Robert B. Zoellick

Former Deputy Secretary of State and U.S. Trade Representative, George W. Bush
Administration; White House Deputy Chief of Staff, George H.W. Bush Administration